lineaments
Distinctive face contours
Lineaments are the distinctive features or characteristic lines of something, especially a face.
The word appears almost exclusively in literary contexts: the lineaments of her face, the lineaments of a new policy beginning to emerge.
It suggests outline or contour rather than detail—the defining shape that makes something recognizable.
Character from appearance
- countenanceFace or expression
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
- profileSide-facing outline
- visageFace or expression
expression · face · aspect · traits · characteristics · brow · jawline · cheekbones
Distinguishing personal features
- attributesInherent characteristics or properties
- characteristicsDistinguishing features or qualities
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
- qualitiesDistinguishing traits or features
hallmarks · markers · signatures · indicators · aspects · elements · particulars · idiosyncrasies
Summary of key elements
- contourBounding line of shape
- shapeExternal outline of something
- configurationArrangement of parts
- delineationPrecise description or demarcation
structure · figure · profile · silhouette · curvature · proportion · symmetry · dimension
physiognomy
Character from appearance
- countenanceFace or expression
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
- profileSide-facing outline
visage · expression · face · aspect · traits · characteristics · brow · jawline · cheekbones · contour
traits
Distinguishing personal features
- attributesInherent characteristics or properties
- characteristicsDistinguishing features or qualities
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
qualities · hallmarks · markers · signatures · indicators · aspects · elements · particulars · idiosyncrasies · peculiarities
outline
Summary of key elements
- contourBounding line of shape
- shapeExternal outline of something
- configurationArrangement of parts
delineation · structure · figure · profile · silhouette · curvature · proportion · symmetry · dimension · gradation
lineamentsshapelessness
Lack of distinct form
formlessness · amorphousness · indistinctness · featurelessness · vagueness
lineamentsexpressions
Outward manifestations of feeling
surface · veneer · façade · appearance · superficialities